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SB3154HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Transportation Environmental Review.

Last status update May 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by AEN
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by TRN
  5. HD2by JHA
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2334. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  2. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House TRN committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House EEP committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  9. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  10. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    47 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  11. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    49 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3154
MemberTRS
Introduced		AEN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016ExcusedAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
12 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
Introduced		AEN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3154
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		EEP
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeExcusedAye*Aye*NoAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
26 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		EEP
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to TRS/AEN, JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on TRS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante, Lee, C..

  7. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  8. Reported from TRS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2323) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  9. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  12. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3050) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 372) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 17

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  20. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.

  24. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  25. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  28. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1826-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  30. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  31. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  32. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 756).

  33. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  34. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Lowen, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  37. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Rhoads Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  38. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  39. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.

  40. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Gabbard, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  41. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Lowen, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 23-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  44. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 23-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  45. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  46. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  47. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  48. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  49. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  50. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  51. Enrolled to Governor.

  52. Act 038, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).

  53. Act 038, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).

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